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All meetings and events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Monthly meetings are typically the 3rd Saturday of each month. Click any event to view details.
Each meeting has a Trade Item. This is an opportunity to push yourself outside your comfort zone and try something new! The host of each meeting determines the trade item theme, which is included in the event details. Bring a finished piece you are proud of and include it on the table with other member's pieces. After the meeting, members draw numbers to determine who gets which piece on the table.
Each meeting has a 50/50 drawing. To be eligible to win the drawing, you must be an active member, present the previous meeting + current meeting, and have contributed your buck at each of those meetings.
We strive to provide a demonstration of a skill or project along with a hammer-in, where members bringing their own projects to work on in the company of other smiths, at every meeting.
Some members bring their own portable forging setup and tools while others use what is provided by the meeting host.
Our members are always eager to share their knowledge and skill with others.
If you bring children to the meeting, they will be under your supervision, or that of a responsible adult. If they are handling materials or doing ANY work around the shop, they must have appropriate SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THERE IS HOT METAL, SPARKS, AND FIRE PRESENT.
Calendar
Calendar
Upcoming events
Upcoming events
FSBC June 2025
Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC June 2025
Meeting/Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in at John Schonfeldt's shop on June 21st.
Members can bring their own equipment or use equipment available at the shop to work on any personal projects during the hammer-in. Hammer-in and demo typically goes until lunch. Meeting typically follows lunch.
Trade Item: A shovel
Lunch: Sandy will provide something delicious as always
Demo: John Dilsaver will be the demonstrator and he is thinking probably a shovel.
FSBC July 2025
Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC July 2025
Meeting/Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in at Lyle Diediker's shop on July 19th.
Members can bring their own equipment or use equipment available at the shop to work on any personal projects during the hammer-in. Hammer-in and demo typically goes until lunch. Meeting typically follows lunch.
Trade Item: TBD
Lunch: TBD
Demo: TBD
FSBC August 2025
Meeting/Hammer-In
FSBC August 2025
Meeting/Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in at Greg Reed's shop on August 16th.
Members can bring their own equipment or use equipment available at the shop to work on any personal projects during the hammer-in. Hammer-in and demo typically goes until lunch. Meeting typically follows lunch.
Trade Item: Scissors
Lunch: TBD
Demo: TBD
Past events
Past events
FSBC May 2025 Meeting / Hammer-In
FSBC May 2025 Meeting / Hammer-In
Meeting and hammer-in at John Croan's Salvage Yard on May 17th.
Trade Item was a dinner bell.
Members worked together to make a boot scraper as a gift to John Croan for generously hosting our meeting.
David Bailey provided a demonstration on how to form bowls, spoons, etc using dishing and raising techniques - working both cold and hot mild steel discs.
Miami County Farm Tour at Isinglass Estate
Miami County Farm Tour at Isinglass Estate
May 10th & 11th from 10am till 4pm
We were asked by Isinglass Estate to have a demo & sales table at their location during the Miami County Farm Tour.
The club had a decent turnout of volunteers to demo and help at the sales table.
FSBC April 2025 Meeting / TIG Welding Class
FSBC April 2025 Meeting / TIG Welding Class
Members participated in a hands-on class administered by Professor David Bailey covering TIG Welding Processes.
David made a delicious batch of Apple Smoked Pulled Pork.
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